ARG-Metán_ammonia

ARG-Metán_ammonia is a chemical plant in Argentina with a reported capacity of 790,380 t of chemical. It manufactures industrial and specialty chemicals. By capacity it ranks #1 of 5 chemical plants tracked in Argentina. It emits about 1,705,826 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 397,628 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 100% below the median chemical plant.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-33998975.

Em contexto: como esta instalação se compara

Com 790,380 t of chemical, ARG-Metán_ammonia é bem acima de a mediana de chemical plant em Argentina (6,396 t of chemical). Subsetor: chemicals. Como chemical plant, requer calor de processo intenso (tipicamente 100–500°C) para suas operações industriais centrais — calor que deve ser fornecido por caldeiras, fornos ou combustão direta, e as perdas através de vasos e tubulações não isolados representam combustível desperdiçado. O isolamento modular removível pode reduzir essas perdas em 80–96%, esfriando superfícies a ≤45°C, com payback geralmente inferior a 2 anos. As plantas químicas produzem uma ampla gama de produtos químicos industriais e especializados, muitos requerendo controle preciso de temperatura e entrada de calor sustentada para reações e separações.

Comparação de capacidade e intensidade de CO₂ calculada a partir dos dados de instalações industriais Climate TRACE; função do setor baseada em referência de engenharia.

What 1,705,826 t CO₂e a year looks like

This facility's reported annual CO₂e in the everyday equivalents from the US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies calculator:

Equivalencies: US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies. Emissions: Climate TRACE.

Capacity vs largest chemical plants in Argentina

Reported capacity (t of chemical), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).

Local climate

ARG-Metán_ammonia sits in a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate zone (Köppen Cwa), at 25.4°S in the southern hemisphere.

Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

How it compares & nearby sites

The #1 largest of 5 chemical plants in Argentina by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• El Carmen Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 459,502 t CO₂
• Curtiembre Arlei S.A. (Salta) · Textiles · 3,282 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates -25.41942, -64.57527. View on OpenStreetMap.

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